MORDEN, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1623-1708), of Wricklemarsh, Blackheath, Kent

Family and Education

bap. 13 Aug. 1623, o. s. of George Morden, goldsmith, of St. Bride’s, London by Martha, da. of Thomas Harris of London. m. 31 May 1662, Susan (d. 1721), da. of Joseph Brand, of Edwardstone, Suff., alderman of London, s.p. cr. Bt. 20 Sept. 1688. Rough Notes Towards a Mem. of Sir John Morden (1867); DNB.

Offices Held

Appr. Levant Co. 1643, freeman 1659, asst. 1660–1, 1665, 1667, 1668–72, 1677–81, treasurer 1673–6; cttee. E. I. Co. 1667–71, 1672–3, 1674–8, 1679–83; member, New Eng. Co. 1677; treasurer, Bromley coll. 1693; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1704. Info. from Miss S. P. Anderson and Prof. H. Horwitz; W. Kellaway, New Eng. Co. index; A. E. Harvey, Sir John Morden and his College, 13; Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704.

Commr. excise 1689–91, relief French Protestants 1689, Million Act 1694–5 (dir. 1695), taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. Cal. Treas. Bks. x. 547, 552, 983; xvii. 530, 539, 550; Eng. Courant, 25 May 1695; CJ, xii. 508–10.

Freeman, Colchester 1695. Oath Bk. . . . of Colchester ed. Benham, 248.

Parlimentarian

MORDEN, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1623-1708), of Wricklemarsh, Blackheath, Kent

Main residence: Wricklemarsh, Blackheath, Kent.

Author

M.J.K.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

MORDEN, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1623-1708)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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